{"id":2837,"date":"2020-12-24T01:30:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T01:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theundergroundchurch.net\/blog\/?p=2837"},"modified":"2020-12-18T21:57:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T21:57:54","slug":"a-virtual-ceremony-of-lessons-and-carols-for-christmas-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/theundergroundchurch.net\/blog\/2020\/12\/24\/a-virtual-ceremony-of-lessons-and-carols-for-christmas-eve\/","title":{"rendered":"A Virtual Ceremony of Lessons and Carols for Christmas Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cMy father arranged from ancient sources a little service for Christmas Eve, nine carols and nine tiny lessons. They were read by various officers of the church, beginning with a chorister and ending, through different grades, with the bishop.\u201d <\/em><\/p>A.C. Benson<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The \u201cFestival of Nine Lessons and Carols\u201d originated at Truro Cathedral in England in 1880, and has become a beloved holiday tradition for many churches since then.\u00a0 I have stitched together this service from the audio sources credited below, and offer it as my reflection upon, and celebration of, the birth of the Messiah.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n